Table 1 Descriptive statistics of birth weight and anthropometric measurements
From: Anthropometric surrogates to identify low birth weight Nepalese newborns: a hospital-based study
Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Parameter | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
Birth weight (grams) | 3031 (436) | 3026 (441) | 3029 (438) |
HC (centimeters) | 34.7 (1.4) | 34.4 (1.5) | 34.6 (1.5) |
CHC (centimeters) | 32.8 (1.8) | 32.8 (2) | 32.8 (1.9) |
MUAC (centimeters) | 11.4 (1.1) | 11.4 (1.1) | 11.4 (1.1) |
TC(centimeters) | 14.5 (1.3) | 14.6 (1.4) | 14.6 (1.3) |
CC (centimeters) | 11.7 (1.2) | 11.6 (1.2) | 11.7 (1.2) |